Command & Conquer coded in HTML5
January 24, 2012 – 9:57 pm | No Comment

Remember the classic RTS known as Command & Conquer? Well, an enterprising coder, Aditya Ravi Shankar, actually recreated the strategy game using nothing but HTML5, where it runs on 69k of Javascript. Why did he set out on such an adventure? For starters, Shankar’s attempt was a self-mandated undertaking in order to improve his coding skills, where he gave himself a one month window to rebuild the game in the browser, and had to comb through the original game’s files in order to obtain all the right sprites, sounds and specs. According to Shankar, “In hindsight, I might have wanted to take smaller steps and make a tower defense game instead of jumping directly into an RTS. Trying to do the whole thing in under a month all by myself wasn’t the smartest idea.” As part of Shankar’s recreation of Command & Conquer, it included buildings, terrain, combat, tiberium harvesting and regrowth, in addition to the ability to sell and repair buildings. You want fog of war? It has that, too, in addition to a pannable map, different cursors, …

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Nintendo Game and Watch: Cult reborn as keyholders (video)

Submitted by admin on January 18, 2010 – 4:31 amNo Comment

06e0f7096d20x465.jpg Nintendo Game and Watch: Cult reborn as keyholders (video)

Game & Watch is the name of a series of (now) simple LCD handheld games Nintendo produced between 1980 and 1991. The small devices still enjoy cult status among hardcore retro gamers (just look at these prices on Ebay ), which means it’s not that big a surprise that toymaker Takara decided to come up with three new keyholders that are designed exactly like Game & Watch units. Specifically, the keyholders resemble the Octopus , Parachute , and Chef Game & Watches (all of these games were first released in 1981). What sounds good so far has a downside: You won’t be able to play the games, but at least you’ll see sprites moving in pre-determined patterns on the screen (the keyholders are solar-powered). So if you’re a hardcore Game & Watch collector (and we know you are out there), you should look out for the Takara keyholders sometime in March. They will be sold only in Japan (for $12 each), which is why I suggest to contact import/export specialists such as Japan Trend

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